Bag holder



111551 6, 1954 Q K, OWENS 2,683,009

BAG HOLDER Filed Aug. 5, 1951 2 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR O. K. OWENS July 6, 1954 BAG HOLDER 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Aug. 3, 1951 INVENT'OR Patented July 6, 1954 UNITED STATES RATEN FFECE 3 Claims.

This invention relates to the filling of bags with grain, fiour, vegetables, coal or other commodities of various kinds. It is very difficult for one person, or even two, to hold and fill such bagsdue to their flexible and collapsible nature, and one object of the present invention is to devise a holder which will support the bag with its mouth open and with the said held open mouth at a convenient height to enable the bag to be quickly and easily filled ready for tying.

Another object is to devise a holder which will satisfactorily support bags of different sizes, while still another object is to devise a holder which may be mounted, for example, on the wall of a granary, bin, or other similar structure, or supported on a suitable stand.

These and other objects are attained by means of the constructions hereinafter described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the improved holder with a suitable supporting stand;

Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the same;

Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the holder with the bag indicated in dotted lines;

Fig. 4 is a vertical section through the upper part of the bag and holder;

Fig. 5 is aplan view of the open bag mounted I on the holder as shown in Fig. 4

Fig. 6 is a view similar to Fig. 4' showing a bag of larger size mounted on the support;

Fig. 7 is an enlarged perspective view showing the holder mounted upon the side wall of a bin or other structure;

Fig. 8 is a side view of the holder and stand folded;

Fig. 9 is a rear view of the stand with the supporting brace in folded position; and

Fig. 10 is a, sectional detail of the connection between the support and the stand.

In the drawings like numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in the different views.

The bag holder proper comprises a pair of supporting brackets I, to each of which is connected one end of a U-shaped frame or member 2. When in use the supporting frame lies substantially horizontal as indicated in Figs. 1, 3 and 7.

Each bracket I is provided on its top with a downwardly and forwardly inclined notch 5 and at its rear with an upwardly and forwardly inclined notch 6. The top of the bracket at each side of the notch 5 is provided with teeth or serrations 1.

Each bracket I comprises a head portion in which the notches 5 and 6 are formed, and a pair 2 of depending legs forming between them a slot or recess 3 to enable the bracket to straddle the upper edge of a bin wall 4, as indicated in Fig. '7, or receive the upper portion of the vertical post of a supporting stand S as indicated in Figs. 1, 3,

4 and 10.

The supporting stand S comprises a strip of metal bar bent into U-form, 8 being the base of the U, which is substantially fiat, and 9 being the upwardly directed legs. The legs 9- are inclined towards one another at their upper ends and each extends upwardly through the slot or recess 3 between the legs of the bracket I and is secured to the inner face of the bracket by a bolt I0 having a wing nut II thereon as indicated in Fig. 1G. The bolt It pivots the bracket on the corresponding leg and the wing nut enables the bracket to be firmly fastened on the leg.

The legs 9 are connected together by a cross bar I2. Interposed between the base 8 and the cross bar i2 is a movable leg which forms a rotatable support I3. Leg I3 may occupy the supporting position at right angles to the base 8 as shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3, or the folded position shown in Fig. 9; This leg swings on the pivots This support it is formed from a piece of flat metal bar bent into triangular shape with its base having an extension is extending beyond the sideof the triangle. The extension forms a foot. The base of the triangle and its extension are bent downwardly to engage the ground at each side of the base 8 as shown in Fig. 3, and the support I3 as a whole has sufiicient resiliency to enable itto be swung to the position'shown in Fig. 9. v

Assuming it is desired to support a bag for filling purposes, the upper end of the bag is positioned within the frame 2, and its upper edge is bent outwardly and downwardly over the frame 2 as shown in Fig. 4, thus supporting the bag on three sides. The fourth side is supported by stretchingthe edge portion of the bag while on the frame onto the brackets I and engaging the folded over portion in the notches 5. The teeth 'I serve to assist in preventing slipping of the bag while it is being filled.

When a bag with a larger mouth is to be filled, the edge of the bag is engaged in the notches 6 as shown in Fig. 6, instead ofthe notches '5.

While the bag assumes a rounded or elliptical form in cross section when filled, theframe 2 and brackets I tend to hold the mouth of the bag in substantially rectangular shape with slightly rounded corners which helps to resist any tendency of the bag to slip from the frame, as well as providing a more conveniently shaped mouth for receiving the material to be placed in the bag.

It will be noted from Fig. 3 that the bag is usually of a length to rest on the ground, and may be filled to a sufiicient height leaving only enough of the bag unfilled to efiect a satisfactory closing and tying of the mouth part of the bag.

When the bag holder is not required, it may be collapsed as shown in Figs. 8 and 9 by turning the support I3 to parallel the base 8. By loosening the nuts H on the bolts Ill, the upper ends of the legs may be sprung apart sufficiently to be moved out of the recesses 3 to permit the frame 2 with the brackets I to swing the outer part of the frame close to the legs 9 as shown in Fig. 8.

The brackets l are preferably formed as metal castings provided at one side with an integral peripheral rib it which not only strengthens the bracket, but provides a wide surface of contact at the recess 3 with the support legs 9 or the bin wall s, and also at the notches 5 and 6 for contact with the bag to avoid damaging the latter.

It will be seen that I have devised a simple bag holder on which a bag may be mounted and subsequently filled, then released from the holder, closed and tied all by one person.

It will be seen that the bag support may be mounted on a bin Wall or used with the stand as most convenient.

An important feature of the invention is the fact that the U-shaped frame 2 has sufficient resiliency to enable it to be slightly deformed when drawing the bag over the brackets to engage its edge in the slots 3 or 6 as the case may be, so that when the bag is released by the hands the frame 2 tends to return to its normal shape and this tends to maintain the bag stretched on the fold line and thus prevents it slipping from the frame.

What I claim is:

1. A bag holder comprising a U-shaped memher over which the upper edge of a bag may be folded, and a pair of supporting brackets, each having the free end of a leg of the U-shaped member connected thereto and forming an extension thereof, onto which brackets the upper edge portion of the bag may be drawn, said brackets each having a bag-edge receiving notch extending transversely thereof and directed inwardly at not more than a right angle to the plane of the adjacent surface of the bracket over which the bag is drawn, and a supporting stand having a pair of upwardly directed posts on each of which one of said supporting brackets is pivoted, and interengaging means on said brackets and posts for holding the brackets with the U-shaped member in bag-supporting position at substantially right angles to the posts or to permit said member to be moved to a collapsed position substantially parallel to the posts.

2. A bag holder comprising a pair of supporting brackets, each comprising a head portion and a pair of depending legs forming between them a downwardly facing socket, a horizontally directed U-shaped bag supporting member over which the upper edge portion of a bag may be folded, said member having the ends of its legs connected with said brackets, said brackets each having a bag-edge receiving notch extending transversely thereof and a supporting stand having a pair of spaced upwardly directed posts of springy material, the upper end of each post being pivotally connected to the side of the bracket, said post having a portion below the pivot connection extending downwardly at an angle through the socket in the bracket to form a latching connection for holding the bag holder in bag holding position, said upper ends of the posts being adapt-ed to be sprung laterally to disengage the legs from the sockets to permit the bag holder to swing to a position substantially parallel to the posts.

3. A bag holder comprising a pair of brackets, a horizontally arranged bag-supporting member of a U-shape con-figuration having legs, said legs being resilient and each being secured to a bracket aforesaid, each of said brackets being provided with a pair of depending legs forming between them a downwardly facing socket, and a pair of spaced posts of springy material, said posts being vertically disposed and fixed at their lower ends against relative movement whereby their upper ends may be sprung laterally, the upper end of each of said posts being pivotally connected to a side of a bracket aforesaid at a point directly above the socket formed by said legs, said legs of each bracket and the correspond; ing post having relative lateral angularity such that the post is normally engaged in the socket and is capable of being sprung out of the socket.

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